ZIP 46809 recorded 81 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 460 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allen County, IN.
460 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | |
| 2022 | 138 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 83 | |
| 2025 | 81 |
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46809 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 77 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 64 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 40 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 29 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 5.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46809 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 21 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 33.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 16.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46809 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 282% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Commercial Compactor fire, confined to rubbish | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46809.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Wayne | 367 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 460 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.